Introduction to the Fruit Basket, project Output Library

The Baltic Sea Region (BSR) Programme 2007-2013 financed in total 90 transnational cooperation projects covering a wide scope of themes. In order to share the work done with you, the Programme has created this online basket of projects – a Fruit Basket if you will (formally called the Output Library).

The Fruit Basket may be used for diverse purposes. For example, when you have a specific challenge in your area with regard to transport, you may want to find out what has been done previously in that area and you will most likely find useful documents that would increase your knowledge in the specific topic. Take your pick!

Comprehensive experience from the oil contingency planning and exercising performed within the scope of the Baltic Master II project is presented in a binder consisting of guides and best practice advise. The material serves as valuable input for authorities and rescue services that are about to produce plans and exercise their plans concerning efficient handling of maritime pollutions such as oil spills.
The guides are available in English, Swedish, Danish, Polish, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Russian.

Political Vision for the Baltic Sea - signed by the Baltic Master II Political Committee

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Dec 2011

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The Political Vision was produced during a broad cooperative process. The visions and goals in the areas described in the document stem from the project results and have been pointed out by the Baltic Master II Political Committee, Steering Group and Partners as the most important for further cooperative actions for Baltic maritime safety, security and environmental protection. All members of the Political Committee have signed this Political Vision.

The Baltic Sea is recognized by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as being a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA). However, this status is only effective when proper Associated Protective Measures (APMs) are introduced and implemented. In the report compiled by the Maritime Institute in Gdansk suggestions and recommendations are being presented, based on different scenario modeling.

The BRISK risk model - agreed by all project partners - provides a unique and detailed picture of the risks associated with spills of oil and hazardous substances in the Baltic Sea. Its findings are based on some of the most advanced tools available for modelling shipping traffic flows, the risks of accidents at sea, and their consequences.

Experts from the BRISK team including representatives from all of the countries around the Baltic Sea have developed a common methodology to describe environmental sensitivity to oil and hazardous substances spilt on the sea surface in the entire Baltic sea. Analysis of the sensitivity maps reveals the existence of 3 types of high sensitivity areas: Coastal waters, archipelagos, and shallow waters. This will be used to compare areas of sensitivity with areas of oil impact.

The C.A.S.H. Final Report features all the main outputs of the C.A.S.H. project. According to the project’s key findings, the European Community’s legislation on road freight transport safety should be drafted in such a manner that the statutes are defined uniformly across the boundaries of the Member States. It should also enable the harmonization of violations and the resulting penalties. In addition, uniform regulations and penalties should be drafted for securing of loads.

The findings and recommendations hold the analysis of day-to-day police work in different countries. The report describes the most fundamental differences between countries' systems of legal sanction as well as between the authorities of different countries in dealing with vehicles in technically unsafe condition.

The aim of the National Action Plan is to support implemention of the procedures relating to road infrastructure safety management inspection, outline political, legislative, governmental, administrative measures/means and prepare schedule of implementation/adaptation of such measures and means. Other aspects as “Requirements for the legal/natural person implementing the mentioned procedures” and “System for training/education of auditors and inspectors” are defined in this output and annexes.

Ranking of High Accident Concentration Sections and Network Safety Ranking

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Jan 2012

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“Network safety ranking” (NSR) means a method for identifying, analysing and classifying parts of existing road network according to their potential for safety development and accident cost savings. “Ranking of high accident concentration sections” (RHACS) means a method to identify, analyse and rank sections of road network which have been in operation for 3–5 years and upon which a large number of fatal/injury accidents in proportion to the traffic flow or compared to respective conditions have occurred.

Trainings in road safety are one of the key issues to systematically improve and evaluate improvements in road infrastructure safety. Continuously performed and updated trainings in road safety are expected to have a positive effect on personal, local, regional and national level. This document gives some useful input for trainings in road safety infrastructure management, including lessons learned from the BALTRIS project and some recommendations.

This report is carried out as one part of Work Package 6D of the EWTCII project with the objective to develop a strategy for truck parking meeting the needs from both industry and society and map how Intelligent Transport Systems and Services (ITS) can be a tool to facilitate for drivers and help them comply with the driving and rest time regulations.